William Jennings wrote:

> "Linda" > wrote in message
> news:ysehb.54651$vj2.50524@fed1read06...
>
>>BTW, get out your Mexican cookbooks, and post a recipe for "old fashion
>>biscuits" none of mine (and I
>>have quite a few) have a recipe.
>>
>>Linda
>
>
> I'll bet those Mexican cookbooks are mostly in English. In other words
> transcriptions of Mexican recipes one time removed from the source. Most
> Mexicans have never used a cookbook. Mexican cooking is mostly an oral
> tradition passed down from chef to apprentice, from mother to daughter. In
> Mexico most good cooks will say "the secret is in the hands".
>
> I also have a large collection of cook books I've gathered around the world.
> Nothing is better than direct transmission and observation of a recipe
> brought to life in full view. The historical vignettes and anecdotes
> associated with some recipes may in some small way help a good cook towards
> the scents and flavors of an authentic Mexican kitchen.
>
> doc
>
>

Careful, doc, you might be making a fool out of oyurself. Put up or shut
up. We'll more than settle for any resipe you can put up from a
Spanish-language cookbook. A lot are bi-lingual here.

So, put up or shut up. The challenge has been made twice now.


jim